http://blog.familiesforever.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 28 May 2007 16:35:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Heber J. Grant stated, "I believe there is nothing in all the world that can compare with the joy that a man feels when he realizes that he has been the instrument in the hands of the living God of reaching some honest heart, inspiring in it a love of ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/23/mormon-testimonies/ The First Presidency of the Mormon Church in the year 1935 stated, "The true spirit of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gives to woman the highest place of honor in human life. The Mormon Church upholds this ideal by honoring and cherishing women. Women play an integral ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/22/feminist-mormon-women/ "The Mormons" aired on PBS for two hours yesterday and two hours Monday. It's neat to have four hours devoted to people talking about Mormonism. Two hours of the show were focused on history, and the other two were focused on the modern Mormon Church, or Church of Jesus Christ ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/20/%e2%80%9cthe-mormons%e2%80%9d-pbs-documentaries-and-polygamy/ With Mitt Romney running for president of the United States, the Mormon Church has been getting a lot of National media coverage, some good, and some bad. Some people fear that a Mormon president would force Mormon standards on the nation. Of course that would be impossible. Some people think ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/19/mormon-politics/ Wayne E. Brikey, in Making Sense of Suffering, compared our discipleship to Christ to a marriage. Marriage can be difficult, and in those hard times, we need to reaffirm our commitment. Similarly, when being a member of the Mormon Church isn't as perfect as we may have once expected, we ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/18/lessons-of-mormon-temple-marriage/ Many in the world disregard marriage as either a prison or a fleeting attachment. In  Mormon doctrine, on the other hand, marriage is sacred, and  there is happiness and fulfillment to be found in marriage that cannot be found elsewhere. Life together isn't meant to be easy, but it is ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/17/draw-near-to-the-lord-draw-near-to-your-spouse/ "You women, be good women, be good mothers. Be kind and gracious and generous. Strengthen your children with your faith and your testimony. Lift them up. Help them to walk through the troubled ways of the world as they grow in this very difficult age. Support, sustain, uphold, and bless ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/16/promises-for-good-women/ A Spanish proverb states that the husband and the wife do the last bit of "bringing up." Each of us depends on those around us to teach us how to be better people, whether by trying our willingness to act as Jesus Christ would, or by being an example to ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/15/the-family-is-the-ideal-place-to-learn/ "As we go through life, even through very rough waters, a father's instinctive impulse to cling tightly to his wife or to his children may not be the best way to accomplish his objective. Instead, if he will lovingly cling to the Savior and the iron rod of the gospel, ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/14/cling-to-the-savior/ "Teach the gospel and basic values in your home. Establish a love for reading the scriptures together. Too many of our parents are abdicating this responsibility to the Church. While seminary, auxiliaries, and priesthood quorums are important as a supplement to parental gospel instruction, the main responsibility rests in the ... http://blog.familiesforever.com/13/teach-your-children/